²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design has partnered with to offer students the chance to showcase their design and animation skills and win a $10,000 scholarship and other prizes.
High school students are invited to create an exciting animated movie poster for their personal film titled, My World… and Welcome to It. This animated poster should be designed as if it were to be displayed in a movie theater lobby.
Challenge Dates and Eligibility
EasyEase is a website where students and professionals can submit their work and compete against others in the motion design community. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College is proud to sponsor this design challenge to identify the next motion design superstar and reward them with an academic scholarship to further their talents and education.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College Animated Movie Poster Challenge is open to high school students from around the world.
The challenge begins on December 1, 2024, and runs through January 20, 2025. Winners will be announced in February 2025.
Join the live stream on Monday, December 9, at 7 pm EST to learn more about the project details and have your questions answered by Ed Cheetham, Head of the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College Motion Design Department, and the team at EasyEase.
This contest is limited to the first 100 submissions. Participants must currently be in high school or an equivalent grade level. When registering for the challenge, each participant must provide a faculty or teacher sponsor’s email and phone number.
By participating in this challenge your submission information, including contact details, will be shared with ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College.
Submit your entry here:
Challenge Prizes
1st Prize—one-hour faculty portfolio review/consultation, $500 cash prize, Motion Design t-shirt, $10,000 tuition scholarship to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design undergraduate program (non-transferable, dependent upon acceptance into the major of choice for Fall 2025 or Fall 2026)
2nd Prize—one-hour faculty portfolio review/consultation, $400 cash prize, Motion Design t-shirt, Full tuition scholarship to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design PreCollege program (non-transferable, valued at $4,440, applicable for Summer 2025 or Summer 2026 based on eligible age of 16-18 during program participation)
3rd Prize—one-hour faculty portfolio review/consultation, $300 cash prize, Motion Design t-shirt
4th Prize—one-hour faculty portfolio review/consultation, $200 cash prize, Motion Design t-shirt
5th Prize—one-hour faculty portfolio review/consultation, $100 cash prize, Motion Design t-shirt
Challenge Specifications
- Length Looping animation, five seconds in length
- Resolution Vertical orientation, 1080px wide X 1920px tall
- Frame Rate 24 fps
- Medium Any medium or combination of mediums: graphic Design, 2D animation, hand-drawn animation, 3D animation, stop motion, photography, visual effects, or compositing.
- Requirements Must design the film title and include some type of looping motion within the poster design
- Color Palette Any color palette
Judging and Criteria
Challenge entries will be judged by ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College Motion Design faculty in collaboration with the team at .
Criteria will include:
- Adherence to the movie poster theme and the integration of some type of movement to activate the poster
- Overall appealing design, creative concept, technical Skill, and animation quality
